to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to have an eye on; to zero in on
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
national border; provincial border
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
order; sequence; procedure
military force; military strength
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
heating power; thermal power; firepower
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
wired; cabled; communication by wire
otherwise; or else; if not
all you want; as much as one wants
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
before it happens; previously
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
here and there; everywhere
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
without permission; without notice
covering; protection; backing; relief
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains